Brush skirt-binding.



No. 660,663. Patented Oct. 30, I900.

A. w. STOEKLEY. BRUSH SKIRT BINDING.

(Applirltion filed June 20, 19 00.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED WV. STOEKLEY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO KATHERINE STOEKLEY, OF SAME PLACE.

BRUSH SKIRT-BINDING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 660,663 dated October 30, 1900. Application filed June 20, 1900. Serial No. 21,013. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALFRED W. STOEKLEY, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brush Skirt-Binding, of which the following is a specification.

This invention provides a brush-edge skirt- IO binding. In another application, Serial No. 18,520, I have described a brush-edge binding consisting of doubled threads or tufts of different lengths, some of which extend through the heading and form scallops and of which some extend a short distance into the heading and reinforce the brush edge, the rest entering the body of the heading, the tufts being bound by chains of knitted stitches which tie the filling of the heading. I have found by further trials that I can produce a superior article by making the tufts constituting the brush coincident in length and having them extend into the heading only sufficiently far to be securely bound in by the chains of stitches which tie the filling of the heading. Hence I can regulate the formation of the brush and heading by making theformer relatively heavier as regards the latter, thereby adding to the strength and durability of the 0 binding, as well as to its attractiveness.

The nature, characteristic features, and scope of my invention will be more fullyunderstood from the following description,taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, and in which- Figure l is a view illustrating a brush-edge binding embodying features of my invention and showing in dotted lines the curved form of the same. Fig. 2 shows a slightly-modified form of binding in that here the filling of the heading extends from end to end thereof similar to the brush formation. Figs. 3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating the general arrangement of the needles and thread-guides for forming the two bindings.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the brush a will be seen to consist of the ends of a number of doubled threads or tufts I). These tufts are of one length and extend only sufficiently far into the heading 0 to enable them to be secured in place. The heading 0 in this instance is formed of a series of four groups, more or less, of threads d, which constitute a filling that is tied by chains of knitted stitches e. The diagram depicted in Fig. 3 shows a central guide 1 for forming the brush and a series of three or more guides '2 for each of the two sets of needles 3 for forming the heading. The'operation of these devices is well known to those skilled in the art and requires no description here. In this form of binding the filling of the heading extends from stitch to stitch.

In Fig. 2 I have shown the heading-filling d as extending from end to end thereof; but while presenting an exceedingly-attractive appearance, owing to its wide and uniform mesh, it is not as preferable as the other, as it does not offer the same resistance to wear and tear. The chain-stitches e are not all exactly alike. Those near the top of the heading are drawn tighter than are those near the brush edge, and the tight stitches draw the binding as a whole into curved form. Since the whole binding is secured together or tied only by means of knitted stitches, it follows that it is somewhat elastic and flexible, which is desirable when it is applied to the edge of a skirt.

The diagram Fig. 4 shows the general arrangement of the needles and guides for making the binding shown in Fig. 2. 1 represents the central guide, 2 the guides for the heading-filling, and 3 the needles, shown in their normal position.

It is obvious that I have produced a superior binding which will afford an economy in manufacture, is very durable, and exceedingly attractive in appearance.

It will be understood that my improved 9o brush-edge binding is made in one and the same knitting operation, the formation of the heading and of the brush and the binding or incorporation of their threads being carried on simultaneously. Thus when circumstances may require I can use aless nu mber of threads in the heading-filling than in the brush'for instance, in the ratio of two to one, more orless-or I can employa Worsted material for the brush and an inferior mate- I00 rial, as cotton, for the heading-filling.

Having thus described the nature and objects of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A brush-edge binding consisting of a pile or series of threads doubled upon itself and forming parallel tufts of a common length constituting a relatively heavy brush, a knitted heading of lighter texture than the brush, and rows of chain-stitches which bind the tufts and tie the heading and of which some are tighter than others to impart a curved shape, substantially as described.

2. A brush-edge binding consisting of a pile or series of threads doubled upon itself and forming parallel tufts of a common length constituting a relatively heavy brush, a knitted heading having less threads than the brush, and rows of chain-stitches which bind the tufts and tie the heading and of which some are tighter than others to impart a curved shape, the filling of the heading extending from stitch to stitch, substantially as described.

3. As an article of manufacture, a skirtbinding consisting of a heavy brush composed of knitted doubled threads or tufts-of worsted material, and a knitted heading of lighter texture than the brush, and'rows of chainstitches which tie the heading and bind the brush, and of which some are tighter than others to impart a curved shape, the filling of the heading extending from stitch to stitch and from end to end of the heading, substantially as described. v

4. As an article of manufacture, a skirtbinding consisting of a heavy brush composed of knitted doubled threads or tufts of Worsted material, and a knitted heading composed of undulating filling-threads extending from I HGSSBS.

ALFRED W. STOEKLEY. Witnesses:

KATHERINE MEHLER, K. A. NELSON. 

